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 Penal Code § 1054.1-Prosecution Discovery Duty
(People v. Teal)

Penal Code § 1054.1- Prosecution Discovery Duty
(People v. teal)

 The prosecution is required to disclose a matter only if it is "in the possession of the prosecuting attorney" or "the prosecuting attorney knows it to be in the possession of the investigating agencies . . . ."  (§ 1054.1.)  Thus, materials discoverable by the defense include information in the possession of law enforcement agencies that investigated or prepared the case against the defendant.  (§ 1054.5, subd. (a); In re Littlefield (1993) 5 Cal.4th 122, 135.)  However, the statutory discovery scheme does not apply to information possessed by third parties or agencies that have no connection to the investigation or prosecution of the criminal charge.  (People v. Superior Court (Barrett) (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1305, 1313; People v. Superior Court (Broderick) (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 584, 594.) Teal v. Super. Ct. Apr 02 2004-4/2/04 CA4/1D043340
 

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